MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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