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.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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