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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students 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 several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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