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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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