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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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