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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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