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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|