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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
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 several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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