MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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