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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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