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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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