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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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