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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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