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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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