MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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