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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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