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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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