MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally 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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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