MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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