MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
