MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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