MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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