MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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