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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
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 quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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