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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily 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 several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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