MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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