MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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