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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
