MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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