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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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