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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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