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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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