MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners 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 a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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