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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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