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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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