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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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