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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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