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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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