MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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