MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
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 a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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