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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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