MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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