MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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