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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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