MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|