MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
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
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
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