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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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