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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly 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
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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