MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|