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.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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