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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually 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 numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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