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
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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