MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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