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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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