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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly 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 a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Laos to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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