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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses 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 massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|