MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take 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 online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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