MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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