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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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