MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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 is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
