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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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