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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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