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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
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
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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