MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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