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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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