MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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