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.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants 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 massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
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 lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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