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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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