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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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