MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores 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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