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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
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 lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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