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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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