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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students 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 quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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