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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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