MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Japan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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