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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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