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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education have provided the means for
learners
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.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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