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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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