MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily 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 many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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