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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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