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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|