MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically 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
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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