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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically 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 many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mali to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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