MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and 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.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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