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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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