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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
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 lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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