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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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