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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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