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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
