MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|