MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online 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
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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