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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
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
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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