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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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