MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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