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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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