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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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