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.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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