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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
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
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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