MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses 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
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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