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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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