MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally 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 several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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