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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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