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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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