MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes 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 numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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