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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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