MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|