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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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