MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students 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 a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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