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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|