MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major 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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