MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
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 describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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