MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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