MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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