MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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