MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally 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 lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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