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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students 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 several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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