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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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