MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
