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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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