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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally 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 a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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