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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily 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 a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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