MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
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
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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