MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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