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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students 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
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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