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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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