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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
