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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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