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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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