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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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