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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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