MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|