MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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