MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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