MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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