MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students 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 several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important 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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