MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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