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.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
for students 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 variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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