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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses 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 numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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