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.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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