MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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