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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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