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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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