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 Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always 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 a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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