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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
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.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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