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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly 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 many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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