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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
customarily 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 many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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