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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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