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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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