MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically 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 many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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