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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|