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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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