MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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