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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly 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 a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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