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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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