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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
generally 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
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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