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.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
commonly 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 several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators 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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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