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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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