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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|