MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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