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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally 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 lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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