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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
