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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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