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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|