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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
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
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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