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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
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
almost always free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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