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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
commonly 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 numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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