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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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