MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly 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 variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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