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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
