MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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