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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
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 a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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