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
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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