MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
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
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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