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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic education technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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