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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically 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
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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