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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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