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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
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
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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