MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
