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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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