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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students 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
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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