MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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