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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education enable
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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