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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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