MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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