MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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