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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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