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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
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
commonly 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 many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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