MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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