MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling 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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