MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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