MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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