MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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