MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students 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 a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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