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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niue to conduct these MOOC classes?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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