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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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