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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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