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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These 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 a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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