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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Albania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
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