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.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners 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 many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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