MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
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 having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|