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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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