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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 many
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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