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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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