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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
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 a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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