MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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