MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
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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