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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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