MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
