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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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