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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
mostly 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 many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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