MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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