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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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