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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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