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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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