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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of 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.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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