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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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