MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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