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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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