MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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