MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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