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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
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.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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