MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
normally 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
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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