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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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