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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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