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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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