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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
typically 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 many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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