MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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