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
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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