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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
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
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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