MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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