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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Romania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|