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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students 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 struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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