MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|