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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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