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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
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 institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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