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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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