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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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