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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
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 many
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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