MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in 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 are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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