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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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