MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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