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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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