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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students 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
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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