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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
