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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|