MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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