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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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