MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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