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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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