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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students 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 many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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