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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
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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