MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally 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 several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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