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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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