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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
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
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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