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 is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|