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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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