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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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