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.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
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 a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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