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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|