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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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