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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily 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 several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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