MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
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
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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