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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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