MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
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 a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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