MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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