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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students 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 institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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