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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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