MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
