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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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