MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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