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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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