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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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