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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly 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 a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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