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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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