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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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