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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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