MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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 Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically 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 several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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