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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses 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.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|