MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|