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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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