MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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