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
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
typically 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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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