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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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 many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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