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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
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 variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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