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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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