MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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