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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
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
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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