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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners 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
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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