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 Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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