MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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