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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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