MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
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
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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