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.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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