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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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