MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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