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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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