MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|