MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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