MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|