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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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