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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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