MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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