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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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