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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always 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 lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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