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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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