MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
