MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners 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
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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