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.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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