MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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