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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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