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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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