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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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