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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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