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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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