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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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