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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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