MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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