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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally 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 many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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