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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually 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 quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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