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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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