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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online 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 several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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