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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes 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
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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