MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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