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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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