MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
generally 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 many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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