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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC 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 many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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