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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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