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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|