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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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