MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually 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 many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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