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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
