MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
