MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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