MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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