MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
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
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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