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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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