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
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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