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.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning are enabling
humans
all over the world
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.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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