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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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