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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly 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
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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