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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
