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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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