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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students 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 variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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