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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
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