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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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