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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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