MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
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
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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