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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally 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 quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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