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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online 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
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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