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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|