MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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