MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
