MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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