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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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