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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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