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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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