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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students 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
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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