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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
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
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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