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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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