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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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