MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
