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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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