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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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