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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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