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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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