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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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