MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part 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 (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 MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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