MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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