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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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