MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|