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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
