MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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