MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally 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 a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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