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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
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 many
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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