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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
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