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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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