MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|