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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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