MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Monaco to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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