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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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