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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|