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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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