MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
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
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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