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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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