MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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