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
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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