MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
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
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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