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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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
topics that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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