MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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