MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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