MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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