MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally 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 variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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