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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses 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 many
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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