MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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