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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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