MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
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
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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