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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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