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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students 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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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