MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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