MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|