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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly 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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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