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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
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 massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|