MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|