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.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take 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
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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