MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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