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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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