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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically 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 a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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