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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses 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 several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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