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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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