MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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 lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
