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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|