MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally 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.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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