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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|