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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally 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 many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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