MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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