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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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