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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online 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 many
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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