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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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