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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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