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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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