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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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