MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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