MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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 several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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