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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Albania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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