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.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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