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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
customarily 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 a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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