MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily 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 quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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