MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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