MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
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 a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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