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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally 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 several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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