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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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