MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
