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.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
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 several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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