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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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