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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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