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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
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 education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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