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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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