MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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