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.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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