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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
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 many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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