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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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