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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
mostly 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 a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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