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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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