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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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