MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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