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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily 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 several
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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