MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
