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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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