MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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