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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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