MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
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 many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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