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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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