MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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