MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
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 institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
