MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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