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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
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 a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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