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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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