MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally 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
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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