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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students 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
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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