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
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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