MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|