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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily 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 several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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