MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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