MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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