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.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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