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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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