MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally 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 numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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