MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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 is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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