MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
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