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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
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 learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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