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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students 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
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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