MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses 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 courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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