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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education 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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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