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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally 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 several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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