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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always 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 many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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