MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
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 technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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