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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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