MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students 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 variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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