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.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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