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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally 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
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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