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.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
almost always 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 lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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