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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
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 numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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