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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners 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 many
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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