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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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