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.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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