MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
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 a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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