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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology enable
learners
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.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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