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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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