MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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