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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
commonly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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