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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|