MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners 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 several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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