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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners 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 many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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