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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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