MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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