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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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