MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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