MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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