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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively 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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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