MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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