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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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