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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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