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.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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