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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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