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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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