MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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