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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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