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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|