MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily 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 many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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