MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
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
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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