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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
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 massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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