MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
